An Amtrak GP15D is along for the ride, being towed behind ACS-64s 636 & 616. The light engine move is enroute to Phiadelphia. I assume the diesel would be needed to get the KN702 crew back to Ne... (more)

Amtrak Cabbage NCPU 90251 trails on Amtrak Cascade 513 as it heads out of Vancouver WA on its way north.

Having spent a majority of the day running through semaphore territory, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief #3 makes its way past the last semaphore signal it’ll see for the remainder of its cross-countr... (more)

The beautiful former ATSF/Santa Fe Railroad Station in Newton, Kansas played host to the Amtrak special on 8/4/2016. Passing BNSF Railway power shows a meet of the modern day operators on this lin... (more)

While CSX's Croton West Yard used to see a fair number of freight moves every day, these days it mostly just plays host the occasional outlawed train. Q431-15 left Selkirk, New York on 7/15/2016 a... (more)

Problems with the Silverliner V fleet have caused Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to lease equipment from other agencies to substitute for those cars in service. Here we... (more)

On the day after it was displayed at the Amtrak Wilmington Shops Maintenance Dept. for the Farewell to the AEM-7 trip, Veterans' Unit 642 leads Amtrak Train 98, the Silver Meteor, through Newark, ... (more)

Afternoon Adirondack! Amtrak 16 (P42) leads south on Sunday 6/11/2017 as the Adirondack returns from Montreal, Quebec towards Penn Station (New York City). We catch a view as it heads south over a... (more)

The Amtrak 241 is just about to leave New York, New York on 6/9/2017 as it heads north on the Empire Corridor with 710 (P32AC-DM, Phase III) leading at about 1930. This is one of those "summer onl... (more)

Amtrak 69 heads over the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge on the morning of 6/11/2017 with the George Washington Bridge in the background.

The Amtrak "Vermonter" (Train 55) is twice as interesting with 2 Siemens ACS-64s (660/605) on the point. This train originates in St. Albans, VT, changes its diesel for electric power in New Haven... (more)

Spring is springing! I had done this shot in the snow and thought it would look better with some spring color. Unexpected was the bonus Amtrak 49 (Lake Shore Limited) with 710 (P32AC-DM, Phase III... (more)

The Newark Liberty International Airport Station of Amtrak/NJ TRANSIT was a logical choice for catching the electric power on the head end of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Tra... (more)

Back on the road! Amtrak 700, the class unit of the P32AC-DM series, is back in Empire Service after being painted in Phase III colors and having some mechanical work done. We catch it by MP 16.8 ... (more)

Welcome back to Chicago, Illinois! The former New York Central Railroad "Hickory Creek" (United Railroad Historical Society of NJ -URHS/Star Trak Inc) sits next to the Amtrak Engine Shop... (more)